Cumberland Valley head coach Bill Wolfe knows a thing or two about having that go-to scorer on his team.

The veteran coach, now in his second season at CV, also knows all about players willing to step up and hit the big bucket.

So here was Wolfe’s top scorer, Jackie Falconer, locked up in a battle with Mid-Penn Commonwealth rival Chambersburg, late in the second quarter and time winding down.

You can probably figure what happened next.

Falconer’s 3-pointer at the first half horn swiped away all momentum and jump-started not only her game, but CV’s overall as the Eagles claimed a 44-36 decision over the Lady Trojans at the Dome.

Falconer tied for team high with 14 points, snagged nine rebounds and blocked three shots as the Eagles won for the fourth straight and more importantly squared their record at 8-8 keeping them in the thick of the race for a District playoff spot.

“It’s not always about scoring with me. I try to help my team as best I can. Set other people, get rebounds, blocks, steals, any little thing here and there that will get us going and set us up for a win,” Falconer said.

And as for that big shot before the half?

“It got us motivated at halftime, we were really excited about that,” Falconer added. “It kind of lifted our spirits a little bit. It’s always great going into halftime knowing that we’re a little step up, we’re ahead of where we were in the first quarter.”

CV shot just 15-of-39 from the floor and the two teams combined for 41 turnovers. Chambersburg (4-11, 2-7) hung around for the second half and cut CV’s lead to 35-30 at one time, but could draw no closer.

“I thought we came out and played well in the second half. We played with a lot of energy and I think our press threw them off a little bit,” Lady Trojans head coach Anthony Rose.

The versatile Falconer put her exclamation point on the game with a stick-back off an Ashley Johnson miss with 4:23 remaining to make it 39-30.

“It’s not like she’s a one-dimensional player on the block or a guard out front, that’s what makes her so valuable. You can kind of pick your poison with her in terms of again who’s matched up on her and then either post her or take them out,” CV head coach Bill Wolfe said.

For a team that just two weeks ago was struggling, the fortunes have turned for CV.

“In the beginning of the season it’s hard to see long term where we want to go,” Falconer said. “I think now everyone is realizing our main purpose, which is to get into the playoffs, and I think everybody is stepping up, realizing that and doing the best we can to get to our final destination.”